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In 1953, Leah Hopper dreams of leaving the poverty and segregation of her home in Sulphur, Louisiana, and when Aunt Olivia sends train tickets to Los Angeles as part of her tenth birthday present, Leah gets a first taste of freedom.
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"Delicately and richly drawn. Provides more insight into the forces behind the civil rights movement than many novels . . . and it's also a quietly touching story of a girl's survival."
A timeless universal tale of a young girl's road to maturity. An impressive debut. ("Kirkus ReviewsBCCB")
A timeless universal tale of a young girls road to maturity. An impressive debut. ("Kirkus ReviewsBCCB")
A timeless universal tale of a young girlas road to maturity. An impressive debut. ("Kirkus ReviewsBCCB")
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A timeless universal tale of a young girl's road to maturity. An impressive debut. ("Kirkus ReviewsBCCB")
A timeless universal tale of a young girls road to maturity. An impressive debut. ("Kirkus ReviewsBCCB")
A timeless universal tale of a young girlas road to maturity. An impressive debut. ("Kirkus ReviewsBCCB")
Brenda Woods was born in Ohio, grew up in Southern California, and attended California State University, Northridge. Her award-winning books for young readers include The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond (a CCBC choice and a Kirkus Reviews Best Book); the Coretta Scott King Honor winner The Red Rose Box; the ALAN Pick Saint Louis Armstrong Beach; and VOYA Top Shelf Fiction selection Emako Blue. Woods's numerous awards and honors include the Judy Lopez Memorial Book Award, the FOCAL International Award, and the ILA Children's Choice Young Adult Fiction Award. She lives in the Los Angeles area. To learn more, visit brendawoods.net.
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- PublisherDemco Media
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0606296581
- ISBN 13 9780606296588
- BindingPaperback
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